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5 Steps to Cut the Cord
1. Get a Digital Antenna
Before you go out and sign up for any streaming service for internet tv. Go out and buy a digital antenna. For less than $20 one time fee. You can have access to potentially hundreds of free local channels in your area including many major network channels. This is called Over the Air or OTA broadcast channels. Most televisions have a digital tuner built in. Or for less than $5. You can build one yourself. Set TV
2. Get a Streaming Media player Box
If you don’t already have an android box get one. For as low as $40 you can assess unlimited streaming content. Youtube, Netlflix, Facebook, Prime, Kodi. Some are free services while others are paid subscription. To cut the cord and enjoy internet tv, you will be using your HDMI port from your android box to your TV. Many TV services such as have their own streaming media player box called the Set Top Box. It works just like a regular cable box you are familiar with. But keep in mind the capabilities of these boxes maybe limited to the subscription service for what they are intended for online tv.
3. Explore your Cable Alternatives
You probably hear many people who rave about how great Netflix is, and how they are only paying $11 a month for thousands of on demand TV shows. The fact is all this content is available for free from other media sources such as kodi. www.livetvstreams.info
Some TV services providers such as offer the same on demand selections of TV shows and movies along with their main service offering off 500 plus channels for as low as $20 a month. One thing to consider before choosing an IPTV services is the number of devices or outlets they give you for that. Most will offer just one television or device for internet tv, and you are charged extra if want to run more tvs with the same service. Set TV offers up to 3 devices for the same price.
4. Cut the Cord
That’s it. Your ready. Its time to cancel the cable contract. You have your digital antenna where you are now getting all your local channels you used to be paying month for. You have your android box or set top box going. You have installed many free apps such as modbro or kodi where your getting lots free shows you did not know still existed. You have chosen your streaming provider. Your now paying substantially less for cable and have not sacrificed anything by switching to online tv.
5. Sell Your Old Cable Boxes
This is the fun one. Remember those high prices cable boxes you purchased from your local company to run your previous cable service? Changes are they are still worth money. So rather than stacking them in your basement to collect dust. Advertise them on your local buy and sell, craiglist. You would be surprised how many less informed people than you are out there looking for them to add to another room in their home. They are worth about $50 a piece which will pay for your new streaming media player box to run your new streaming service. Congratulations. You have now cut the cord! You’ll never look back. Only wonder why others haven’t.